Rural Linn County fire cooperatives ensure steady water supply
Fire officials in Linn County rely on a mutual aid network to fight major rural blazes. Tankers carrying 1,000 to 1,800 gallons deliver water to portable canvas tanks, with 500 to 750 gallons per minute pumped by pumper trucks.
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Mark Glenn Gazette
Linn County
Ted Beuter
Sheriff's
Beuter
Linn
Reuter
Palo
Jim West
West
Shellsburg
Gary Railsback
Atkins
Center Point
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Railsback
Tom Kleineck
Mount Vernon
Kleineck
Laurence Rowe
Coggon Volunteer Department
Coggon
Rowe
Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department
Joe Krahmer
Krahmer
Hasley reports Linn-Mar High remedied code concerns
Cedar Rapids contractor E. Andy Hasley told the Linn-Mar school board he was satisfied the high school problems he raised, including fire doors and ventilation, have been corrected. He offered to donate an inside stairway plan and a guard rail, while noting concerns about an absent guard rail. The board also made personnel, auditing, and summer school fee decisions.
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Cedar Rapids
E. Andy Hasley
Linn-Mar
Hasley
The
Gazette
the Gazette
Marion
Westbrook Construction Co
Pickets Planned at Six Cedar Rapids Firms for United Way Support
Friendly pickets will target six downtown Cedar Rapids businesses today from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Representatives funded by United Way will thank firms and employees for ongoing support. About fifty participants are expected in Project Picket with times listed for each company.
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Cedar Rapids
United Way
Schlafly press visit ignites campus protest at Iowa women's center
Phyllis Schlafly's planned press conference on the University of Iowa campus draws opposition from local feminists and WRAC at the women's center. NOW and allied groups will hold a counter press event, while officials consider moving Schlafly's talk to a larger room before the 3:30 p.m. address at the Iowa Memorial Union.
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Elizabeth Zima
Johnson County
Iowa City
Phyllis Schlafly
University of Iowa
Women’s Center
Schlafly
Women’s Resource and Action Center
Women’s Rights
U of I
Nancy Combs
National Organization For Women (Now
Students For Traditional
Combs
Iowa Feminist Legal Defense and Education Fund
Organization For Women Law Students
League of Women Voters
Jeff Renander
STAF
WRAC
Philip Hubbard
U of I’s
Hubbard
Iowa Memorial Union
Burglaries Hit Two Units at Willowbrook Apartments
Police report burglaries in two units at Willowbrook Apartments on Wednesday. Mark Hartstack of 141 33rd Ave. SW says nearly $600 in valuables were stolen including coins, a pocket watch and an antique Army pistol. Garnett S. Helming of 135 33rd Ave. SW reports $289 in property missing, with a pocket computer, stereo headphones, a hunting knife and 12 eight track tapes among the items.
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Willowbrook
Mark Hartstack
33Rd Ave
Garnett S. Helming
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Deputy Ted Reuter
C.R
Janet Jones
Haalanan
Rick Worcester
Route 2
Dee, Gosling & Company
Sandy Justice
Glen Easterday
Dave DeWalle
DeKalb
Ill
Iowa Electric Light and Power
Iowa- Illinois Gas and Electric
Armstrong’s
Merchants National Bank
SCI Financial Group
MorAmerica
Brenton Bank
Caight
Amana
U.S
1St Street
3Rd Avenue
Amana Rada Ranges
Smulekoff
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